In which we practice working with data frames, grapple with some of the subtleties of R's system of data types, and think about how to make sequences. (Hidden agendas: data cleaning; practice using R Markdown; practice reading R help files) Assignment, due at 11:59 pm on Thursday, 4 September 2014 Introduction to Statistical Computing

In which we play around with basic data structures and convince ourself that the laws of probability are, in fact, right. (Or perhaps that R's random number generator is pretty good.) Also, we learn to use R Markdown. — Getting everyone randomly matched for pair programming with a deck of cards worked pretty well. It would have worked better if the university's IT office hadn't broken R on the lab computers. Lab (and its R Markdown source) Introduction to Statistical Computing